Police, Jan. 26

Published: January 26, 2010

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Shenandoah man jailed for allegedly assaulting borough woman

A Shenandoah man was sent to prison for allegedly assaulting a borough woman, Saturday morning.

State police at Frackville said Daniel Tejeda, 25, of 404 W. Atlantic St., was arraigned by District Judge David Plachko and committed to Schuylkill County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bail. A 24-year-old woman told police Tejeda assaulted her and police found injuries on her back.

Hazleton woman claims heavyset man assaulted her, stole purse

A 31-year-old Hazleton woman told police that a masked, heavyset man wearing dark clothes grabbed her from behind, threw her on the ground and stole her purse in the area of Chapel Street and Filmore Court Sunday night.

The man fled on foot toward Dollar General following the 7:10 p.m. purse-snatching, city police said. The man did not display a weapon, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call city police at 459-4940.

Suspicious activity leads to arrest of Hazleton man wanted in Philly

Hazleton police arrested a 26-year-old Hazleton man on an outstanding warrant from Philadelphia after a report of a suspicious person on Eighth Street between Alter and Vine streets, officers said.

Jared Higgins, who was wanted on felony robbery charges, was taken into custody and lodged at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility.

Pickford was taken to the Schuylkill Medical Center south in Pottsville for a blood test.

Shenandoah teenager arrested for harassment after late night incident

A 17-year-old Shenandoah boy faces harassment charges after an incident in a Texas Avenue home late Sunday night, state police at Frackville said.

White Haven man, woman arrested after traffic stop in Pocono Lake

A White Haven couple ended up in jail after a traffic stop in Pocono Lake early Saturday morning, Pocono Mountain Regional police said.

Police found a Protection from Abuse Order against the driver, Francis H. Miller, 40, when they performed a license check, and his passenger, Naomi Healy, 48, was a protected party, officers said.

Officers also observed that both Miller and Healy were intoxicated, and Miller submitted to a field sobriety test, which he failed, police said.

Officers arrested Miller for the PFA violation, and driving under the influence are pending the results of a blood test, police said. He remains in the Monroe County Correctional Facility in Stroudsburg.

Police advised Healy that Miller was under arrest, and she was unable to drive due to intoxication, officer said. Healy said she would call for a ride, but then began questioning officers about the traffic stop, becoming loud and belligerent, police said.

Officers attempted to arrest her, but she resisted and sustained a minor injury in the struggle, for which she refused treatment at the Pocono Medical Center, police said.

While in custody at police headquarters, Healy screamed non-stop, struck her restraints against the wall and attempted to plug up the toilet with toilet paper, police said.

She was charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness, and released on $5,000 unsecured bail.